Wedding invitations.Anyone know how to make your own? I dont know where to even start.?

by DIY wedding planner on December 12, 2011

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Im having a butterfly theme wedding.A lady had answered another question I had up here and actually had offered to make the invitaions for me!! But I lost her e-mail..Anyone have knowledge on how to do this?

When I got married, I purchased a paper kit from either AC Moore or Michaels (craft type stores) they came with beautiful paper, and tips on wording. It told me how to set everything up in my computer and ended up looking like we had them professionally done! Any computer store (staples or office max) would also sell the paper. Its a great way to save some money but personalize your day a little more. Im sure you can find a beautiful butterfly paper.

you can also get kits from craft or paper stores were they have the paper and everything for you and you just assemble them.
you could also get some lovely paper and print just the text on the paper with your home computer (if you have one of pretty good qulaity) then add some little butterfly shapes or figures on the front of the invite.

i’d love to talk to answer your question better maybe we could get in contact. if you’re interested send me an email ashpomash@yahoo.com

I’m getting married on May 5. I made my own invitations from scratch. I’ve seen a lot of the invitation kits on clearence at target. They were 50 invites with envelopes and all the other stuff for $14. That’s prob the easiest thing to do.

I’ve made and seen some gorgeous invitations that others have made! However I currently don’t have the programs I need to make them. I created my own graphics for them as well. If you have a family member or friend who is “computer savy” and graphically talented or creative, hit them up with the project! The basics that you will need is some good quality stationary or card stock, plenty of printer ink, and ribbon! I’d go with just a one sided card…4×6…have a pretty butterfly or graphic of your choice on the left side…and your information printed to the right of that. using a two-hole punch, punch holes in the top center of the invitation and thread pretty wired ribbon in your wedding colors thru it and tie in a pretty bow! The wire will allow it to lay flat in the envelopes! Be sure to allow the ink to COMPLETELY dry before touching…like a day or so…and get plenty of help!! Especially if you have a large wedding, but this will be a great job for your bridesmaids!

If you don’t have a lot of creativity, purchase an invitation-making kit (cheap, simple ones from Target, or more elaborate ones from a stationery store) that you can print on your own computer. If you buy a kit they will come with instructions on how to create it and print them out correctly. If you need wordings you can just look online.

I made my own invites. Michaels and AC Moore craft stores have a huge selection of invites with response cards and reception cards in the package ($30 for 50). All I did was get my wording together and printed them out at home and assembled them with the velum and bows. Looked extremely professional and no one even realized that I did them.

I made my own invites using a picture and vellum overlay. For a butterfly theme, you could find paper you like and then use it for the back paper and then print the wording on vellum and tie it together using ribbon and maybe even a butterfly charm dangling from it. The paper could even be just plain colored card stock of your wedding colors and use a stamp or sticker of a butterfly to add design on the paper if not using butterfly paper. Or you could even find a stencil of a butterfly and cut the paper in that shape too. Good luck!

I am going to design them on Word and then just print them out and hand them out to my friends and family. Sounds plain and simple but when you dont have much money you have to work it out somehow. Good Luck !!!

well u can start by buying the actual cards urself at staples… they have plenty if them there… but they might be cheaper at walmart. i thought about doin the same thing… but i realize that i am better off paying maybe $100-150 more and gettin them doin professionally.. if ur interested rexcraft.com…. good luck!